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You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.
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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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My grandfather stood beside me and looked across the street, too. No, Bryce, he said softly. She's the same as she's always been you're the one who's changed. He clapped his hand on my shoulder and whispered, And son, from here on out, you'll never be the same again.
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I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things always seem to play out. I get blamed, while con-artist kids like Venus, and Camille, and Gemma get believed. But the rescue lady noticed. In the background, just observing, she noticed.
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